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Poland was then forced to reinforce fighter jets to “ensure the security of Polish airspace”. Russia started by a a massive airstrike against Ukraine.
Poland’s military said ground-based air defense and radar reconnaissance systems reached their highest level of alert during the overnight attack on Friday.
Russia fired 93 missiles and almost 200 drones overnight, with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky describing it as one of the heaviest bombings of the country’s energy sector since then Full invasion of Russia almost three years ago.
Ukrainian defenses shot down 81 missiles, including 11 cruise missiles intercepted by F-16 warplanes provided by Western allies earlier this year, Zelensky said.
Russia is “terrorizing millions of people” with such attacks, he said on his Telegram channel, renewing his plea for international unity against the Russian president Vladimir Putin.
“A strong reaction from the world is needed: a massive strike – a massive reaction. This is the only way to stop terror,” said Zelenski.
Ukrainian drones hit a fuel depot in central Russia
Ukrainian drones attacked an infrastructure facility where fuel is stored in central Russia’s Oryol region, causing a fire and shattering windows in homes, regional governor Andrei Klitschko said early Saturday.
Mr Klychkov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said a “massive attack” on an infrastructure site had caused the fuel to catch fire. Fragments of the downed drones broke the windows of the houses, he said.
A video posted on Ukrainian military blogs shows a fire burning in what is described as a fuel depot. Reuters could not independently verify the reports from either side.
Drone attacks have also been reported in other Russian regions.
Krasnodar Krai Governor Vladimir Kondratyev said that air defenses destroyed Ukrainian drones in several areas of the region south and east of Ukraine. One drone broke the windows of rural houses, but no one was injured.
Air defenses destroyed seven drones over the Bryansk region on Ukraine’s northern border, regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said.
And in Russia’s Belgorod region, which is often targeted by the Ukrainian military on the northeastern border, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Ukrainian forces attacked two villages, wounding one resident and causing a house fire that was quickly extinguished.
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